About the Forums

The SketchUcation Community Forums were founded in May 2007 and is the leading resource for SketchUp support for both professional and hobbyist SketchUp users. With over 300,000 members and nearly 500,000 posts it is jam packed with solutions for just about any SketchUp query you might have.

Plugins - our Plugins Index is currently a sticky forum topic in our Plugins Forum. It has been our long term wish to create a more usable and sortable Plugin Repository which will allow members and visitors alike to browse the extremely rich collection of plugins developed by our author contributors or external parties from all over the World. Keep an eye on this secion as we might surprise you with a new Plugins Index any time.

Tutorials - with the new site up and running, we decided to collect the best and most complete tutorials in our new Resources / Tutorials section. With many experienced and generous SketchUp users on-board, this section is an ever growing place where you can find a lot of useful tips and tricks.

There is still a "Tutorials " subforum we have where members also share some useful tips and tricks.

SketchUcation is pleased to offer all of its members some exclusive offers* on 3Dconnexion products.
Buy a SpaceNavigator®, SpaceNavigator® for Notebooks, SpaceMouse® Wireless, SpaceMouse® Pro, SpaceMouse® Pro Wireless or SpacePilot® Pro and receive a 20% discount on the selected items.
This offer does not apply to purchases made in 3Dconnexion's educational webshops.

It's a fantastic tool! Even when it's standing here on my desk it looks good. The SpaceMouse Pro has been a pleasure to work with from day one.

SpaceMouse Pro user and CG Artist, Kim Frederik

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What is a 3D Mouse?

A 3D Mouse is an input device for smoothly and intuitively positioning digital 3D content or camera views in SketchUp and more than 100 other architectural, design and engineering applications.

3Dconnexion offers products for occasional / hobbyist users right up to power users looking for the most sophisticated hardware available.

How do I use one?

The 3D Mouse is used in your non-dominant hand while you continue to use your standard mouse in your normal hand. You gently manipulate the 3D mouse’s controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D content. 3Dconnexion 3D Mice include buttons (up to 31 depending on the model), giving access to a wide range of useful features.

Why should I use one?

As the 3D Mouse takes care of 3D navigation, your standard mouse is free to do what it does best – moving the cursor to select menu items or parts of your model to draw and edit. Not only is this two-handed work style faster (21% on average), it’s more comfortable as you have to move and click the standard mouse a lot less.